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05-02-2004, 08:39 PM #1Junior Guru
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Hostrocket / Powweb / Lunarpages
Which one would you recommend. I'm using it to host a vbulletin forum and socketmail later on. I'm starting small.
I heard bad stuff about powweb but they have live support even on sundays which is a plus.
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05-02-2004, 08:46 PM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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I would advise to use the search feature. There have been a lot of threads about those 3 companies before. Good Luck with your venture!
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05-02-2004, 08:48 PM #3Location = SoapBox
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Lunarpages has a good reputation....
As AdWatcher suggested, try the search button, I know theres lots of feedback on each of those companies...www.cartika.com
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05-02-2004, 08:54 PM #4Retired Moderator
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If you heard bad stuff about a host just remove it from your list. No need to take that kind of risk as there are lots of good hosts out there.
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05-06-2004, 05:35 AM #5Retired ***ulator
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PowWeb and HostRocket allow vB, Lunarpages except for certain plans doesn't.
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05-06-2004, 06:35 AM #6Disabled
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Try search WHT and you'll find a lot of interesting information about these companies
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05-07-2004, 04:37 PM #7Aspiring Evangelist
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This site lists customer reviews and ratings that are more or less consistent with the general opinion of these companies on WHT, only in a more direct format: http://www.webhostingratings.com/hostdir.html
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05-07-2004, 05:06 PM #8Temporarily Suspended
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I run a dating web site that is hosted with lunar pages, and haven't had any problems yet (it's been about 6 months).
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05-07-2004, 07:06 PM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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yes, i lunar pages doesn't let you use moveable type and vbulletin (unless anything has changed within the past 3 weeks). anyway, you can check www.lunarforums.com to see how their customers feel, too.
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05-08-2004, 11:11 AM #10Web Hosting Guru
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I am with Lunarpages
My account got suspended yesterday because I was using IPB. I have at max daily 1,500 visits, they just told me my forum is too source sensitive. I was using original IPB without hacking. I am using their Voyager Plan which cost me 22.95$/mon, and it offers 80GB bandwidth limitation per month. But for this month I have just used 10 GB, but...
They just suspended my account, and I didn't see any notification even though they said they sent me an email 2 days ago, I checked my email-address in cpanel, it is correct.
So... who knows what's the hell going on, should I move? I'm been forced to change to phpBB, or upgrade to Enterprise Plan, or leave.
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05-08-2004, 12:24 PM #11Web Hosting Evangelist
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It is your billing email address you used to signup with that the email gets sent to. Not your email address in the cpanel.
If you want to change your contact information, please email support@lunarpages.comI like to help
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05-08-2004, 12:28 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by ttk_2k
I am with Lunarpages
My account got suspended yesterday because I was using IPB. I have at max daily 1,500 visits, they just told me my forum is too source sensitive. I was using original IPB without hacking. I am using their Voyager Plan which cost me 22.95$/mon, and it offers 80GB bandwidth limitation per month. But for this month I have just used 10 GB, but...
They just suspended my account, and I didn't see any notification even though they said they sent me an email 2 days ago, I checked my email-address in cpanel, it is correct.
So... who knows what's the hell going on, should I move? I'm been forced to change to phpBB, or upgrade to Enterprise Plan, or leave.
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05-08-2004, 12:31 PM #13Temporarily Suspended
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how fast are their speeds?
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05-08-2004, 12:58 PM #14Formerly orange-y
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Originally posted by ttk_2k
So... who knows what's the hell going on, should I move? I'm been forced to change to phpBB, or upgrade to Enterprise Plan, or leave.Former owner of A Small Orange
New owner of <COMING SOON>
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05-08-2004, 03:47 PM #15Web Hosting Guru
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Originally posted by Maximiliam
It is your billing email address you used to signup with that the email gets sent to. Not your email address in the cpanel.
If you want to change your contact information, please email support@lunarpages.com
how fast are their speeds?
I'm here telling this not because I'm just making jokes, but really, I've never heard that 1,500 daily visits (at max, normally not more than 1,100) causes high server load. May be IPB is really too source sensitive, but after a search online I couldn't find any info tell me that.
Ok, I am not interested to talk about this topic anymore, and I know if I do, may be they might say: if you don't like our service you can go to another. That's not good, because I have to change many things and it will be huge work, I will need to wait for the stupid DNS propogandize, and I also don't want to make unhappy between each other. They say IPB is really high server loads, then I change to phpBB, it is a difficult feeling, we have to consider too much, and I want to develop my site, not only buy hosting for playing.
That's all.
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05-08-2004, 03:49 PM #16Web Hosting Guru
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Originally posted by timdorr
You're telling me they want you to switch to phpBB to save on resource usage? You have *got* to be kidding me. Out of the big php boards (IPB, vB, and phpBB), phpBB is the SLOWEST of the three, and by a fairly large margin. Trust me, I've run benchmarks and it's slower at everything from forum views to posting. IPB is the fastest of the bunch , so I don't know who's telling them that
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05-08-2004, 04:07 PM #17Web Hosting Guru
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hostrocket, I've spoken to the owner before he seems like a sound guy.
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05-09-2004, 06:42 AM #18Newbie
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But how come the LP doesn't let you run MT?? I don't think it's a too much resource hungry script
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05-09-2004, 07:26 AM #19Account Suspended
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Lunarpages are good
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05-09-2004, 08:07 AM #20Retired Moderator
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Lunarpages are good
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05-09-2004, 06:52 PM #21Newbie
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It is a shame that Lunarpages has decided to ban Movable Type, VB, and Invision from their servers. They were once a great deal but now they are not worth the risk.
What it comes down to is, they will only host your forum if you promise not to let it become even mildly popular.
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05-09-2004, 07:02 PM #22Build It Better!
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With a few possible exceptions, resource usage has just as much to do with the number of people that have to share a server's resources as it does the software you use.
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05-09-2004, 07:32 PM #23Junior Guru
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Originally posted by shahin
But how come the LP doesn't let you run MT?? I don't think it's a too much resource hungry script
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05-10-2004, 05:46 AM #24Web Hosting Guru
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Originally posted by supermagnet
It is a shame that Lunarpages has decided to ban Movable Type, VB, and Invision from their servers. They were once a great deal but now they are not worth the risk.
What it comes down to is, they will only host your forum if you promise not to let it become even mildly popular.
That shouldn't be that, a webhosting is a webhosting, not a machine that only eats money and don't allow people to develop our site, otherwise, WHAT WEBSITES MAKE SENSE??
I think LP's server shouldn't be that weak, they might not as good as before but, I have to see... ...
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05-10-2004, 12:32 PM #25Junior Guru Wannabe
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